Handle for tea-kettles



(No Model.)

A. BAYLEY.

HANDLE FOR TEA KETTLES, am. No. 367,263. Patented July 26; 1,887.

WITNESSES: INVENTURI 'UNITED STATES PATENT QFFIGE.

ALFRED BAYLEY, OF NEWARK, NEW JERSEY, ASSIGNOR TO THE CENTRAL STAMPING COMPANY, OF NEVV'YORK.

HANDLE FOR TEA-KETTLES, 80C.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 367,263, dated July 26, 1887.

Application filed October 26, 1886. sci-m1 No. 217,217. (No model.)

To all whom, it may concern:

Be it known that I, ALFRED BAYLEY, a citizen of the United States, residing at Newark, in the county of Essex and State of New Jersey, have invented certain new and useful Improvements'in Handles for Tea-Kettles, &c.; and I'do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilledin the art to which it appertains to makeand use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to letters of reference marked thereon,

' which form a part of this specification.

i in each of the several figures, Figure l is a side elevation of my improved handle. Figs. 2 and 3 are details showing certain parts of the same.

In said drawings, a indicates a hand-piece,

be used.

b b are end caps, which are adapted to fit over the end of said handpiece, and are provided with a suitable slot orperforation, b, a seat or bearing, 1)", and a fulcrumal bearing, b to receive a tongue, 0, of an end piece, 0, and are also flattened or pressed inward atone side of said perforation to provide said bearing 12*, against which said tongue 0 is rigidly 11*, extends beyond the upper bearing, I se-.

cure a certain leverage on the side piece, 0,

which prevents the weight in lifting from coming entirely on the tongue, as it would were the hearings in line, and thus allowing an easy .withdrawal.

By the present construction a 5 great portion of the strain is brought to bear on the under side of the piece 0 at a little distance from the bend therein, so that withdrawal is prevented, all as will be understood. The said end piece may be curved, as indi- 6o cated in Fig. 1, and is preferably made of sheet metal rolled up on the edges in the Ol'di* nary way. The edge of the lower extremity, as at 0 is preferably rounded, as indicated in Fig. 2, instead of being cut off square, as in other handles, thus providing asmooth rounded edge, which will not be liable to catch on the edge of the anglepiece or ear d, which is riveted to the kettle and in turn riveted to the handle, as will be understood. The said handpiece a is or may be provided with grooves a at or near the ends thereof and extending around said hand-piece, forming a shoulder. The end of said cap is rolled or pressed into said groove so as to rest against said shoulder, 7 thus securing said cap firmly to said handpiece and preventing withdrawal therefrom. The hand-piece extends beyond said groove a and comes in contact with the tongue 0 of saidend piece, 0, thus forcing it against its hearing in said end cap and holding said piece 0 securely in place; or, to still further strengthen the joint between said end piece, 0, and said cap b, the same may be soldered, which is preferable in some instances.

I do not wish to be understood as limiting myself to the exact construction and proportion of parts herein shown, as it is evident that changes may be made in those particu- 2. In ahandle, the eombinubioinwibhahand- In testimony that I claim the foregoing I piece, of slotted caps secured thereon and pro have hereunto set my hand this 20th day of Vided with bearings b b", the lower of which October, 1886. projects beyond the upper and side pieces, 0,

ALFRED BAYLEY. 5 provideriwith upwardly-bent tongues c, said Witnesses:

parts being arranged and operating substnn- OLIVER DRAKE,

OSCAR A. MIonEL.

tially as set forth. 

